Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-01

GEORGIA.
Atlanta is to be IN ade postal card sup
ply depot.
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher and her
daughter are expected on visit to
friends in Brunswick.
There are now eight prisoners confined
In the Jail at Sylvania at monthly cost
to the county OF about $50.
DR.. Hawthorne emphatcally denies a
rumor that he is favoraOly considering
call to a wealthy church in Washington.
He will remain IN Atlanta.
1t is runored that Col. Thomas c. How
ard, of Atlanta, has been rendered the
position of Governor of Alaska, but it is
thought that he will decline it.
S. j. Pregnall & Bro, who own a dry
dock and several ways in Charleston, are
going to tow their dry dock to Bruins
wick in few days, to be permanently
coated there.
Friday the school girls attending the
sylvania Academy organized a society, TO
be called the Juvenile Aid Society" for
the purpose of raising funds for the sup
port OF foreign missions.
A young negro named Walter Ken
drick was killed Monday afternoon at
Bussey's camp on the Georgia Midland
railroad. He was very deaf and stood in
The way of falling tree which another
negro cut down.
DR.. W. G. Patrick is engaged in raising
subscription for the purpose of having
census taken OF Rome. The census Of
1880 does not now do Rome justice, and a
1ew census would show Il large increase
Ia the population OF the city.
Because of continued feebleness of
Judge Sam Harris the Superior Court of
Heard county adjourned after re-sen-
fencing the murderer of Bonner Barker
(John w. Smith to be hung on May q
at Franklin. The next Superior Court IN
order would be in Carroll.
An unfortunate accident occurred
Monday forenoon at William j. Paschal's
saw mill in McDuffie county. A negro
man named Yves Hester, one of the mill
hands, was trying to get a pole from
under the log when he was caught under
;he log and instantly killed.
Judge Dillon has Withdrawn from the
postmastersnip race at Brunswick, but
the town is full of candidates Tor the
vacancy. Tne following names are be-
fore the public Messrs. j, Z, Harvey,
Jacob Beach, st. Clair Virgins, W. j.
Price. A. V. Putnam and Carey Marlin.
Maj. D. A. Cook, tax receiver, assessor
and collector, of Atlanta, has handed his
resignation to Mayor Cooper. A dis
crepancY of $4,000 has been discovered in
his accounts, but it is supposed to arise
from errors of a clerical nature. An in
vestigation is expected TO exonerate
Maj. Cook.
j. X. McKenney, of Cobb county, has
kept the number of DAYS it rained for the
asst nine years, and the record stands as
'ollows: Ia 1873. 1872 days; 1879, l25 days;
1880, 153 DAYS; 1891, 14S days; 1882, $50
days; 1888, 149 days; 1884, 15S days; 1885,
$50 days, and 1886 l27 days. He has com.
menced ON 1887. 315l
A young man OF Dublin pulled from one
Of his coat pockets a few days ago two
or three letters that were given him two
years and eight months ago to be mailed.
A person to whom one of the letters was
addressed was present when they were
brought to light and received his with the
stamp not Cancelled.
The Stovalls who reside in Banks
Franklin and Ebert counties, claim to be
the only direct defendants from the
famous Indian girl Pocahontas. Alb
5toyall, now living in Ebert county, can
give the family tree in all OF its branches.
The Hurber Prothers, now the most
prominent merchants of Harmony Grove.
are one Of the limbs Of the Pocahontas
family tree.
Benjamin Wheeler, President OF the
Planters Bank of Americas, has a
watermelon seed which has been in his
possession for over thirty years. lie
found 1t sticking In his fathers knife
after his death, thirty years since, and
has left 1T there. He keeps the seed and
knife at home and will not part with
them. Some OF the boys think that
probably II the seed is now planted the
vine might grow fine lot or pocket cut
lery.
The stockholders of the Langley Manu-
featuring Company held a meeting
Wednesday at the mill and reelected the
old board of directors. A most excellent
showing was made. Notwithstanding
toe damage done by the earthquake 10 the
dam, and the stoppRge of work for nearly
five months, the books only show a loss Of
$4,000. Additions and improvements have
been made TO the mill and new machinery
put in, and there Is every prospect or a
prosperous year.
Last week J. Nj. Williams. of Sumter
county, discovered a freak in a kid with
his flock of goats. 1t had no ewes nor
any place for them, but one jaw, and that
The lower one, with the tongue lying upon
the top of 1t. The skin from the head
grew straight down and left no mouth,
only small round hole at the throat
The kid lived three days and starved 10
death, az IL could draw no sustepapce
from its dam. 1t could follow the flock
about until too weak 10 walk, when 1t
died.
Dublin Post: One who has not been an
eyewitness, or who has not thought much
about the matter, could hardly conjecture
the amount of freight that is brought
over the Wrightsville and Tennille rail-
road for this place and for landings along
down the banks of the Oconee river
Seven loaded cars were brought down by
the freight train last Saturday morning
it is true that this IS the largest freight
that has been brought to this place by
any one train since the road has been in
operation, but the amount that is daily
brought here is large aud increasing.
At Americas a few days ago a large
hawk swooped down on Virgil Starnes'
chickens, caught one in its talons and
dew up into neighboring tree. Starnes.
b, who saw the hawk catch the chicken, had
no gun, but picking up stone, pointed
his left fore-fnger at the bird, took sight
and drew back his right hand. Throw
ing the stone he hit the bird on the head.
killing 1t instantly. The distance was
over seventy yards. A few days later he
shot hawk with "A common single-barrel
pistol ITO steps of as il was making off
with chicken. He says that he don't
ueed gun TO Kill game. no how.
A sad case OF suicide from morphine
poison occurred at Gainesville Wednes-
day afternoon. Miss Sadie Peckarpt